Wes Craven (1939-2015), noted director of horror and genre films (A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Scream series), interviewed by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff on October 13, 1999 while on tour for his one novel, “Fountain Society.”
Liesl Tommy, director, and Ayesha Jordan, one of the performers in Danai Gurira’s Tony-nominated play “Eclipsed,” in coversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The play concerns four women held as “wives” by a commander during the Liberian Civil War. The cast and crew are composed almost entirely of women of color. “Eclipsed” runs at the Curran Theater in San Francisco through March 19, 2017 in a short, limited run.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Hand to God” by Robert Askins at Berkeley Rep through March 26, 2017.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Isaac’s Eye” by Lucas Hnath, at Custom Made Theatre in San Francisco through March 11, 2017.
George Saunders, author of the novel “Lincoln in the Bardo,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. George Saunders is the highly acclaimed author of several short story collections, including “Tenth of December,” “CivilWarLand in Bad Decline,” “In Persuasion Nation” and others, along with political commentary that recently appeared in The New Yorker and other magazines.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the musical “Assassins” by John Weidman and Stephen Sondheim, at the Alcazar Theatre, produced by Bay Area Musicals, through March 19, 2017.
“The Real Thing” by Tom Stoppard, at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley through March 5, 2017, reviewed by KPFA chief theater critic Richard Wolinsky.
Dan Hoyle, playwright and performer of “The Real Americans,” playing at the Marsh in Berkeley through February 25, 2017, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
Across the US, mainstream unions are looking to cuts tens of millions of dollars from their budgets in the face of feared attacks under the new regime, as some of the heads of big unions are also trying to cozy up next to Trump. Organized labor under the leadership of the labor bureaucrats has taken … Continued
Scoop Nisker asks us to expand our capacities to love on this Valentine’s Day 2017….